Free events in San Diego

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

• Visual arts

  until Feb 28

  Abbeys, Barns, and Churches: Drawings of Medieval Architecture by Ernest Born

  Timken Museum of Art · Balboa Park

  • Visual arts

  Free

• Visual arts

  until Jan 9

  Sylvia Fernandez: Habitando, I Don't Belong Here, We Belong Everywhere

  The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library · La Jolla

  • Visual arts

  Free

• Literature

  7:30 PM

  Nafissa Thompson-Spires: THE FOUR WIVES AND FIVE DEATHS OF RICHARD MILFORD with Jac Jemc

  Warwick's · La Jolla

  • Literature

  Free Tickets ↗

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

• Music

  7 PM

  Wednesday Night Jam Session presented by Gilbert Castellanos

  Gilbert Castellanos

  Panama 66 · Balboa Park

  • Music

  Free

Thursday, October 22, 2026

• Music

  4:30 PM

  Rob Thorsen Quartet ft. Special Guest Gilbert Castellanos

  The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center (La Jolla Music Society) · La Jolla

  • Music

  Free Tickets ↗

• Music

  6 PM

  Uptown Rhythm Makers

  Panama 66 · Balboa Park

  • Music

  Free

• Literature

  7:30 PM

  Sally J. Pla: ROWAN AND GEMMA with Otto Lana

  Warwick's · La Jolla

  • Literature

  Free Tickets ↗

Saturday, October 24, 2026

• Music

  7 PM

  Halloween Spooktacular

  Raúl Prieto Ramírez · Caroline Nelms · Cole Tornberg

  Spreckels Organ Pavilion · Balboa Park

  • Music
  • Opera

  Free

Sunday, October 25, 2026

• Music

  2 PM

  Sunday Organ Concert

  Raúl Prieto Ramírez

  Spreckels Organ Pavilion · Balboa Park

  • Music

  Free

• Music

  5 PM

  Claudia Gomez & Tap Jam

  Panama 66 · Balboa Park

  • Music

  Free

Monday, October 26, 2026

• Music

  12 PM

  Piers Lawrence & the Soul Jazz All-Stars | Free Mini-Concert

  The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library · La Jolla

  • Music
  • Jazz
  • Soul

  Free

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

• Literature

  7:30 PM

  Sabrina Zohar: WHY AM I LIKE THIS? with Masha Kay

  Warwick's · La Jolla

  • Literature

  Free Tickets ↗

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Wednesday, October 28, 2026

• Music

  7 PM

  Wednesday Night Jam Session presented by Gilbert Castellanos

  Gilbert Castellanos

  Panama 66 · Balboa Park

  • Music

  Free

Thursday, October 29, 2026

• Music

  6 PM

  Zzymzzy Quartet

  Panama 66 · Balboa Park

  • Music

  Free

• Literature

  7:30 PM

  Tristan Tales and Luke Pounder: THE COGSWORTHS

  Warwick's · La Jolla

  • Literature

  Free Tickets ↗

Friday, October 30, 2026

• Music

  6 PM

  Bill Caballero

  Panama 66 · Balboa Park

  • Music

  Free

• Music

  7 PM

  Bark at the Moon!

  ORGAN-ISM

  Spreckels Organ Pavilion · Balboa Park

  • Music

  Free

Sunday, November 1, 2026

• Music

  2 PM

  Sunday Organ Concert: The Bear and the Pear Tree (opera for kids)

  Raúl Prieto Ramírez · Victoria Robertson · Bernardo Bermudez

  Spreckels Organ Pavilion · Balboa Park

  • Music
  • Opera

  Free

Monday, November 2, 2026

• Music

  12 PM

  Julia Pautz, violin & Tina Chong, piano | Free Mini-Concert

  The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library · La Jolla

  • Music

  Free

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

• Music

  4:30 PM

  David Morales Boroff Quintet

  The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center (La Jolla Music Society) · La Jolla

  • Music

  Free Tickets ↗

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

• Literature

  7:30 PM

  Payson R. Stevens: THE WISDOM OF THE ALZHEIMER'S SAGE

  Warwick's · La Jolla

  • Literature

  Free Tickets ↗

Thursday, November 5, 2026

• Theatre

  7 PM

  The Finish Line: Relics of A Pearl

  Cygnet Theatre · Liberty Station

  • Theatre

  Free Tickets ↗

• Literature

  7:30 PM

  June Cohen: THE GREAT REMEMBERING with Gary Isaac Wolf

  Warwick's · La Jolla

  • Literature

  Free Tickets ↗

Friday, November 6, 2026

• Theatre

  7 PM

  The Finish Line: F**k the Goat

  Cygnet Theatre · Liberty Station

  • Theatre

  Free Tickets ↗

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Saturday, November 7, 2026

• Theatre

  2 PM

  The Finish Line: Here, Everything's Better

  Cygnet Theatre · Liberty Station

  • Theatre

  Free Tickets ↗

• Theatre

  6 PM

  The Finish Line: Prototype

  Cygnet Theatre · Liberty Station

  • Theatre

  Free Tickets ↗

Sunday, November 8, 2026

• Music

  2 PM

  Sunday Organ Concert

  Raúl Prieto Ramírez

  Spreckels Organ Pavilion · Balboa Park

  • Music

  Free

Tuesday, November 10, 2026

• Literature

  7:30 PM

  Matt O'Hara Book Launch: THE FLYING DEATH with Gary Robbins

  Warwick's · La Jolla

  • Literature

  Free Tickets ↗

Saturday, November 14, 2026

• Visual arts

  5 PM

  Barrio Art Crawl

  The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library · La Jolla

  • Visual arts

  Free

Sunday, November 15, 2026

• Music

  2 PM

  Sunday Organ Concert: Tribute to US war veterans

  Raúl Prieto Ramírez

  Spreckels Organ Pavilion · Balboa Park

  • Music

  Free

Monday, November 16, 2026

• Literature

  7:30 PM

  Kerr Smith: I DON'T WANT TO WAIT with Julia Callahan

  Warwick's · La Jolla

  • Literature

  Free Tickets ↗

Wednesday, November 18, 2026

• Literature

  7:30 PM

  Colby Martin: BUT WHAT ABOUT...

  Warwick's · La Jolla

  • Literature

  Free Tickets ↗

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